Source and disposition of authorities by type (voted and statutory)

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Table 7 presents the source and disposition of budgetary and non-budgetary authorities by ministry and by type of authority (voted and statutory). The level of details provided for the source and disposition of authorities is explained in the Introduction to this volume. In addition, detailed information is provided in the "Ministry Summary" statement in each ministerial section of this volume.

The Government submits its spending proposals to Parliament in the annual Estimates. During the year, the Government may request further appropriations. The initial request is called the "Main Estimates" and additional requests are called "Supplementary Estimates". With these Estimates, the Government requests authority for that part of the proposed spending which is not already provided by other statutes. The amounts making up the total of such proposed spending are authorized in Appropriation Acts and are generally referred to as "annual" or "voted" authorities. The balance of the planned spending is made under authority of other statutes which authorize disbursements for specified purposes, and for such amounts and time periods as are set by those acts. The proposed or estimated uses of most of these "statutory" authorities for the current year are included in the Estimates for information purposes; however, they are not included in appropriation acts because they have already been authorized by Parliament.

Voted authorities, with few exceptions, lapse at the end of the year if not used, while statutory authorities, with few exceptions, are carried forward to future years. Those authorities which extend to subsequent years are referred to as "non-lapsing".

Budgetary appropriations provide spending authority for those transactions which enter into the calculation of the annual deficit or surplus of the Government. Non-budgetary appropriations provide spending authority for all transactions which result in the acquisition or disposal of loans, investments and advances. Balances of appropriations brought forward from the previous years are available for spending, together with current increases to such authorities.

The totals of these authorities are reduced by the amount of their current year use to determine the balances which lapse, are overexpended or are carried forward to future years, depending upon the type of authority. In cases where the spending of loan repayments is authorized, the non-budgetary spending is reported net of such repayments.

Table 7
Source and disposition of authorities by type (voted and statutory)Links to footnote * in table 1
(in thousands of dollars)
Section Ministry Source of authorities Disposition of authorities
Available from previous years Main Estimates Supplementary Estimates Adjustments, warrants and transfersLinks to footnote 1 in table 1 Total available for use Used in the current year Lapsed or (overexpended) Available for use in subsequent years Used in the previous year Links to footnote 2 in table 1
2 Agriculture and Agri-Food
Budgetary—Voted – 1,018,324 589,354 108,147 1,715,825 1,592,179 123,646 – 1,422,016
Budgetary—Statutory 147,341 821,795 1,553,374 207,235 2,729,745 2,601,958 – 127,787 2,212,160
Budgetary—Subtotal 147,341 1,840,119 2,142,728 315,382 4,445,570 4,194,137 123,646 127,787 3,634,176
Non-budgetary—Statutory 62,570,403 – – (negative 995,261) 61,575,142 (negative 1,446,644) – 63,021,786 (negative 273,453)
3 Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Budgetary—Voted – 381,260 122,985 12,837 517,082 468,951 48,131 – 423,860
Budgetary—Statutory 50 8,969 529 22 9,570 9,480 50 40 9,266
Budgetary—Subtotal 50 390,229 123,514 12,859 526,652 478,431 48,181 40 433,126
4 Canadian Heritage
Budgetary—Voted – 4,255,811 274,276 268,369 4,798,456 4,719,282 79,174 – 4,740,475
Budgetary—Statutory 12,897 57,514 4,136 2,435 76,982 63,672 – 13,310 55,468
Budgetary—Subtotal 12,897 4,313,325 278,412 270,804 4,875,438 4,782,954 79,174 13,310 4,795,943
5 Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
Budgetary—Voted – 9,127,343 17,153,830 222,548 26,503,721 16,345,553 10,158,168 – 8,510,681
Budgetary—Statutory 901 38,246 1,693 2,945 43,785 42,485 – 1,300 656,035
Budgetary—Subtotal 901 9,165,589 17,155,523 225,493 26,547,506 16,388,038 10,158,168 1,300 9,166,716
Non-budgetary—Voted 11,856 25,903 – – 37,759 19,254 – 18,505 15,031
6 Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Budgetary—Voted – 478,936 101,647 5,288 585,871 556,986 28,885 – 538,518
Budgetary—Statutory 35 5,734 233 230 6,232 6,197 35 – 5,597
Budgetary—Subtotal 35 484,670 101,880 5,518 592,103 563,183 28,920 – 544,115
7 Employment and Workforce Development
Budgetary—Voted – 11,191,238 734,338 126,041 12,051,617 11,629,749 421,868 – 11,685,712
Budgetary—Statutory 8,520 82,992,713 (negative 656,236) 513,339 82,858,336 82,850,233 2 8,101 76,498,747
Budgetary—Subtotal 8,520 94,183,951 78,102 639,380 94,909,953 94,479,982 421,870 8,101 88,184,459
Non-budgetary—Statutory – 161,519 1,260,265 678,802 2,100,586 2,100,586 – – 361,875
8 Environment and Climate Change
Budgetary—Voted – 3,501,610 211,530 301,678 4,014,818 3,360,882 653,936 – 2,749,340
Budgetary—Statutory 95,864 337,824 178,667 8,689 621,044 551,341 – 69,703 409,457
Budgetary—Subtotal 95,864 3,839,434 390,197 310,367 4,635,862 3,912,223 653,936 69,703 3,158,797
9 Finance
Budgetary—Voted – 342,518 293,093 39,774 675,385 635,213 40,172 – 525,977
Budgetary—Statutory 143,042 129,123,879 6,798,848 (negative 464,190) 135,601,579 135,474,630 1 126,948 117,298,720
Budgetary—Subtotal 143,042 129,466,397 7,091,941 (negative 424,416) 136,276,964 136,109,843 40,173 126,948 117,824,697
Non-budgetary—Statutory 32,075,000 – 1,390,000 78,193,974 111,658,974 76,583,974 – 35,075,000 68,185,295
10 Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Budgetary—Voted – 3,925,007 435,991 557,101 4,918,099 4,309,444 608,655 – 3,579,927
Budgetary—Statutory 3,265 186,343 18,400 30,647 238,655 236,618 – 2,037 196,901
Budgetary—Subtotal 3,265 4,111,350 454,391 587,748 5,156,754 4,546,062 608,655 2,037 3,776,828
Non-budgetary—Voted 50,000 – – – 50,000 – – 50,000 –
11 Global Affairs
Budgetary—Voted – 7,589,273 1,001,075 7,740 8,598,088 8,250,749 347,339 – 8,872,865
Budgetary—Statutory 24,296 372,494 22,124 10,556,960 10,975,874 10,952,109 – 23,765 2,201,783
Budgetary—Subtotal 24,296 7,961,767 1,023,199 10,564,700 19,573,962 19,202,858 347,339 23,765 11,074,648
Non-budgetary—Voted 310,769 201,000 – (negative 295,500) 216,269 201,984 – 14,285 123,226
Non-budgetary—Statutory 127,224,720 – – 27,881,489 155,106,209 (negative 30,533,990) – 185,640,199 20,349,399
Non-budgetary—Subtotal 127,535,489 201,000 – 27,585,989 155,322,478 (negative 30,332,006) – 185,654,484 20,472,625
12 Health
Budgetary—Voted – 10,126,498 3,732,602 705,312 14,564,412 12,705,803 1,858,609 – 10,507,581
Budgetary—Statutory 72,213 401,320 386,279 214,212 1,074,024 1,006,843 379 66,802 1,957,884
Budgetary—Subtotal 72,213 10,527,818 4,118,881 919,524 15,638,436 13,712,646 1,858,988 66,802 12,465,465
13 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Budgetary—Voted – 4,653,775 1,818,664 221,953 6,694,392 6,017,403 676,989 – 5,005,794
Budgetary—Statutory 295,503 166,619 20,834 29,330 512,286 318,109 – 194,177 488,801
Budgetary—Subtotal 295,503 4,820,394 1,839,498 251,283 7,206,678 6,335,512 676,989 194,177 5,494,595
Non-budgetary—Statutory 100,043 – – 50,000 150,043 104,341 – 45,702 70,867
14 Indigenous Services
Budgetary—Voted – 39,528,215 7,902,522 313,269 47,744,006 46,391,369 1,352,637 – 22,555,096
Budgetary—Statutory 32,877 150,295 8,240 (negative 826) 190,586 157,649 1 32,936 133,344
Budgetary—Subtotal 32,877 39,678,510 7,910,762 312,443 47,934,592 46,549,018 1,352,638 32,936 22,688,440
Non-budgetary—Voted 48,517 – – – 48,517 – – 48,517 –
15 Infrastructure and Communities
Budgetary—Voted – 13,425,029 2,713,704 (negative 48,597) 16,090,136 12,163,565 3,926,571 – 9,115,655
Budgetary—Statutory – 2,590,722 (negative 21,486) (negative 237,004) 2,332,232 2,332,197 – 35 2,874,578
Budgetary—Subtotal – 16,015,751 2,692,218 (negative 285,601) 18,422,368 14,495,762 3,926,571 35 11,990,233
Non-budgetary—Statutory – (negative 119,839) – – (negative 119,839) (negative 119,839) – – (negative 164,413)
16 Innovation, Science and Industry
Budgetary—Voted – 10,967,658 447,491 351,861 11,767,010 9,652,988 2,114,022 – 9,025,143
Budgetary—Statutory 235,962 540,256 45,076 (negative 19,731) 801,563 565,479 33 236,051 491,807
Budgetary—Subtotal 235,962 11,507,914 492,567 332,130 12,568,573 10,218,467 2,114,055 236,051 9,516,950
Non-budgetary—Voted 1,950 800 – – 2,750 – 800 1,950 –
Non-budgetary—Statutory – – – 350,000 350,000 350,000 – – (negative 4,657,000)
Non-budgetary—Subtotal 1,950 800 – 350,000 352,750 350,000 800 1,950 (negative 4,657,000)
17 Justice
Budgetary—Voted – 1,364,883 121,349 117,009 1,603,241 1,533,909 69,332 – 1,371,413
Budgetary—Statutory 25 885,640 2,351 25,536 913,552 913,533 – 19 853,700
Budgetary—Subtotal 25 2,250,523 123,700 142,545 2,516,793 2,447,442 69,332 19 2,225,113
18 National Defence
Budgetary—Voted – 25,673,480 3,599,355 1,103,862 30,376,697 28,882,347 1,494,350 – 26,088,207
Budgetary—Statutory 16,227 1,793,494 233,492 3,579,284 5,622,497 5,611,322 – 11,175 1,784,949
Budgetary—Subtotal 16,227 27,466,974 3,832,847 4,683,146 35,999,194 34,493,669 1,494,350 11,175 27,873,156
Non-budgetary—Voted 74,475 – – – 74,475 (negative 2,717) – 77,192 (negative 1,248)
19 National Revenue
Budgetary—Voted 908,580 4,514,943 135,387 556,559 6,115,469 5,464,572 88,355 562,542 4,552,213
Budgetary—Statutory – 10,359,587 764,473 213,298 11,337,358 11,337,358 – – 8,559,261
Budgetary—Subtotal 908,580 14,874,530 899,860 769,857 17,452,827 16,801,930 88,355 562,542 13,111,474
20 Natural Resources
Budgetary—Voted – 5,010,225 437,830 87,714 5,535,769 4,236,213 1,299,556 – 3,220,495
Budgetary—Statutory 13,736 1,900,694 9,548 (negative 1,051,774) 872,204 859,166 4 13,034 668,514
Budgetary—Subtotal 13,736 6,910,919 447,378 (negative 964,060) 6,407,973 5,095,379 1,299,560 13,034 3,889,009
21 Office of the Governor General's Secretary
Budgetary—Voted – 20,677 – 2,823 23,500 22,509 991 – 21,520
Budgetary—Statutory – 3,578 – 329 3,907 3,907 – – 3,720
Budgetary—Subtotal – 24,255 – 3,152 27,407 26,416 991 – 25,240
22 Parliament
Budgetary—Voted – 674,420 46,134 267 720,821 668,578 52,243 – 617,550
Budgetary—Statutory – 232,086 4,008 25,744 261,838 261,838 – – 211,761
Budgetary—Subtotal – 906,506 50,142 26,011 982,659 930,416 52,243 – 829,311
23 Prairies and Canadian Northern Economic Development
Budgetary—Voted – 445,371 50,439 15,140 510,950 457,369 53,581 – 597,314
Budgetary—Statutory – 6,801 247 549 7,597 7,597 – – 7,171
Budgetary—Subtotal – 452,172 50,686 15,689 518,547 464,966 53,581 – 604,485
24 Privy Council
Budgetary—Voted – 325,796 32,950 238,886 597,632 559,892 37,740 – 580,220
Budgetary—Statutory 17 40,385 2,163 4,539 47,104 47,087 – 17 41,262
Budgetary—Subtotal 17 366,181 35,113 243,425 644,736 606,979 37,740 17 621,482
25 Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs
Budgetary—Voted 147,157 12,195,571 1,681,386 1,024,681 15,048,795 12,511,246 2,378,926 158,623 13,280,553
Budgetary—Statutory 26,010 1,149,666 50,543 198,420 1,424,639 1,400,606 7 24,026 2,455,346
Budgetary—Subtotal 173,167 13,345,237 1,731,929 1,223,101 16,473,434 13,911,852 2,378,933 182,649 15,735,899
Non-budgetary—Voted 44 – – – 44 – – 44 –
26 Public Services and Procurement
Budgetary—Voted – 6,779,486 983,095 447,127 8,209,708 7,848,655 361,053 – 7,005,653
Budgetary—Statutory 436,993 265,064 116,537 34,829 853,423 436,527 66 416,830 198,677
Budgetary—Subtotal 436,993 7,044,550 1,099,632 481,956 9,063,131 8,285,182 361,119 416,830 7,204,330
Non-budgetary—Voted 16,865 – – – 16,865 (negative 11,740) – 28,605 (negative 237)
Non-budgetary—Statutory 580,669 – – – 580,669 (negative 489) – 581,158 4,518
Non-budgetary—Subtotal 597,534 – – – 597,534 (negative 12,229) – 609,763 4,281
27 Transport
Budgetary—Voted – 5,427,628 1,302,100 152,982 6,882,710 4,834,642 2,048,068 – 3,750,135
Budgetary—Statutory 3,816 252,445 21,403 (negative 7,700) 269,964 263,224 – 6,740 262,782
Budgetary—Subtotal 3,816 5,680,073 1,323,503 145,282 7,152,674 5,097,866 2,048,068 6,740 4,012,917
Non-budgetary—Voted – – – – – – – – –
28 Treasury Board
Budgetary—Voted – 8,969,627 4,062,337 (negative 7,009,179) 6,022,785 4,288,870 1,733,915 – 4,197,777
Budgetary—Statutory 7,649 51,745 3,946 13,893 77,233 68,785 15 8,433 64,291
Budgetary—Subtotal 7,649 9,021,372 4,066,283 (negative 6,995,286) 6,100,018 4,357,655 1,733,930 8,433 4,262,068
29 Veterans Affairs
Budgetary—Voted – 5,951,751 57,989 61,464 6,071,204 6,017,708 53,496 – 5,392,421
Budgetary—Statutory – 48,436 6,000 (negative 954) 53,482 53,482 – – 43,544
Budgetary—Subtotal – 6,000,187 63,989 60,510 6,124,686 6,071,190 53,496 – 5,435,965
Non-budgetary—Statutory 605,000 – – – 605,000 – – 605,000 –
30 Women, Gender Equality and Youth
Budgetary—Voted – 284,593 25,312 7,344 317,249 313,031 4,218 – 316,746
Budgetary—Statutory – 6,355 205 1,308 7,868 7,868 – – 6,363
Budgetary—Subtotal – 290,948 25,517 8,652 325,117 320,899 4,218 – 323,109
Total Government
Budgetary—Voted 1,055,737 198,150,946 50,068,765 – 249,275,448 216,439,657 32,114,626 721,165 170,250,857
Budgetary—Statutory 1,577,239 234,790,699 9,575,627 13,881,594 259,825,159 258,441,300 593 1,383,266 220,651,889
Budgetary—Subtotal 2,632,976 432,941,645 59,644,392 13,881,594 509,100,607 474,880,957 32,115,219 2,104,431 390,902,746
Non-budgetary—Voted 514,476 227,703 – (negative 295,500) 446,679 206,781 800 239,098 136,772
Non-budgetary—Statutory 223,155,835 41,680 2,650,265 106,159,004 332,006,784 47,037,939 – 284,968,845 83,877,088
Non-budgetary—Subtotal 223,670,311 269,383 2,650,265 105,863,504 332,453,463 47,244,720 800 285,207,943 84,013,860
Voted 1,570,213 198,378,649 50,068,765 (negative 295,500) 249,722,127 216,646,438 32,115,426 960,263 170,387,629
Statutory 224,733,074 234,832,379 12,225,892 120,040,598 591,831,943 305,479,239 593 286,352,111 304,528,977
Total Government 226,303,287 433,211,028 62,294,657 119,745,098 841,554,070 522,125,677 32,116,019 287,312,374 474,916,606

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